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MS Office Forum / Excel / New Users / October 2007Excel Program Does Not Load
Hi, I have an unusual problem. To me, anyway. I cannot access Excel the way I usually did. I click the Excel icon (either the icon from a file I saved or using the icon on the list in the "All Account" list.) The computer then tries to install Excel. Since I do not have the Office Professional disc in the drive, a message appears asking me to put in the disk. I did not delete Excel so I looked around and found an Excel icon in the Office folder. Fortunately, I can bring up Excel using that icon. However, when I made a shorcut of that icon and put it on the desktop, I get the same attempt to install Excel-along with Excel loading. The only unusual thing I did was to download Microsoft Service Pack 3 I went to the Microsoft web page and downloaded updates there. That may have been a mistake as it appears to have downloaded an update for Office 2003. I have version 2002. When I tried to install the pack, I got a message indicating Office XP Service Pack 3 did not install. I still have the icon on the Taskbar indicating a Microsoft update. How I do I get Excel working right again? And get rid of the update and the icon. Thanks Try this...... Close Excel first and On the Windows Taskbar 1) Start>Run "excel.exe /unregserver"(no quotes)>OK. 2) Start>Run "excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK. See the space between exe and /regserver You might have to designate a full path to excel.exe. In that case Start>Run "C:\yourpath\excel.exe /regserver"(no quotes)>OK. To get rid of the update icon have you tried a re-boot? Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP >Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Thanks > Try this...... > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > > >Thanks Something like this? 1) Start>Run excel.exe /unregserver 2) Start>Run excel.exe /regserver and omitting the" >OK" ??? Thanks You must hit the OK button after entering the line excel.exe /unregserver The >OK is just a method of showing steps like Format>Cells>Number>Custom Gord >Something like this? > >1) Start>Run excel.exe /unregserver >2) Start>Run excel.exe /regserver > >and omitting the" >OK" ??? > You must hit the OK button after entering the line excel.exe /unregserver > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > . OK. That worked. Thanks! Now my next task is to remove the downloaded Microsoft Service Pack. I shut down my computer and booted up again and the Icon is still on my toolbar. Thanks > > You must hit the OK button after entering the line excel.exe /unregserver > > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Thanks I spoke too soon. It no longer works. I have tried to set up a path to the Excel.exe and get the error message that the program can't find C\Program. That is the first part of the file path. When I use the browse feature to the Run box and trace to the excel exe, copy that path into the Run box, Excel opens. But I can't add what you suggest to the path in the Run box. Thanks, I probably threw you off with the (no quotes) which meant don't include /regserver inside the quotes. The path must be enclosed in double quotes. "c:\program files\microsoft office\office11\excel.exe" /regserver Apologies for misleading. >I spoke too soon. It no longer works. I have tried to set up a path to the >Excel.exe and get the error message that the program can't find C\Program. >That is the first part of the file path. When I use the browse feature to >the Run box and trace to the excel exe, copy that path into the Run box, >Excel opens. But I can't add what you suggest to the path in the Run box. > I probably threw you off with the (no quotes) which meant don't include > /regserver inside the quotes. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >the Run box and trace to the excel exe, copy that path into the Run box, > >Excel opens. But I can't add what you suggest to the path in the Run box. Thanks. I kept the quotes in but that did not work. I still get a request to insert the Office CD. I assume the program wants to install Excel. Did you plunk in the CD? Gord >> I probably threw you off with the (no quotes) which meant don't include >> /regserver inside the quotes. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >Thanks. I kept the quotes in but that did not work. I still get a request >to insert the Office CD. I assume the program wants to install Excel. > Did you plunk in the CD? > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > >Thanks. I kept the quotes in but that did not work. I still get a request > >to insert the Office CD. I assume the program wants to install Excel. No. I did not insert the CD. I was worried that if I put the CD in the drive and did anything, the program would reinstall itself. I beleive I only have one extra install and then the program will not install any more. If I reinstalled the program and I want to install Excel in another computer, I won't be able to. I will try that if you suggest it, but I'd like to know if that will result in my not being able to install Office (or Excel) any more. Thanks >>Did you plunk in the CD? >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Thanks Installs are referring to the number of PC's that the software may be installed on at the same time. NOT how many times you may RE-install the software on the same PC. > No. I did not insert the CD. I was worried that if I put the CD in the > drive and did anything, the program would reinstall itself. I beleive I > only have one extra install and then the program will not install any > more. When you insert the CD, it will run the setup.exe program on the disc which gives you the options of removing an installation, fixing a bad install, adding additional components (such as those originally tagged as "install on first use"), or doing a full install. No action is taken without your confirmation. You can re-install as many times as you like without running any kind of counter. You are limited only in the number of different machines on which you can install. And no matter what, you can always get additional install keys by phone with Microsoft. If I were you, I would do a full uninstall and then a full install.  SignatureCordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel, 10 Years Pearson Software Consulting www.cpearson.com (email on the web site) >> Did you plunk in the CD? >> [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > Thanks > > No. I did not insert the CD. I was worried that if I put the CD in the > > drive and did anything, the program would reinstall itself. I beleive I [quoted text clipped - 62 lines] > > > > Thanks Thanks for all you help. I'll try the full uninstall and reinstall by following the prompts when I insert the CD. Am I correct in believing I will be uninstalling and reinstalling the the entire Office suite of programs or will I be given a choice if working with just Excel.
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